Cloth attachment for ironing-boards.



J MICHAEL CLOTH ATTAOHMENT. FOR RQNING BOARDS.

Arrmonxon HLM) nu.. 2v. 190s., A 899,675. Patenteasept. 29, 1908.. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

attachments for JOSEPH MICHAEL, OF POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTH ATTACHMEN FOR IRON IN G-BOARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application led March 27, 1908. Serial N o. 423,760.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPHMIoHAEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pottsville, in the county of'Schuylkill, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth Attachments for Ironing-Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

his invention has relation to ironingboards in general, but more especially to simple ironing-boards used in households and commonly supported on tables, the backs of chairs and other similar means, the boards being covered on their upper sides with a woven fabric.

It is the object of my invention to provide the bottoms of ironingboards that will fastening the edges of the fabric to the board, but provide a support for the latter that will tend to prevent it from rocking or moving when the work of ironing clothes thereon is being done.

To these ends the invention consists of a series of blocks of wood, suited by form and construction to `be attached by metal collars or socket pieces, to the bottom of the boards at or near the margins thereof, said blocks being provided with inwardly projecting 'pins upon which the edges of the covering cloth may be caught, all as is hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The drawings hereto annexed form a part of this specification, and clearly illustrate the construction and manner of using the invention.

Of the said drawingsFigure 1 is a bottom view of an ironing-board provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken centrally hrough the board. Fig. 3 is a broken section of the board and the adjacent ends of a pair of strips with the socket piece and retaining screw, the latter being in elevation. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through the end portions of a pair of strips, with a socket piece and theattaching screw,a portion of the bottom of the board being shown. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5*5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the cloth in place. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the strips. Fig. 8

\ similar not only afford means for is a perspective view of one of the socket pleces.

Similar characters of reference designate parts or features, as the case may be, wherever they occur.

In the drawings 1 designates the ironingboard which is composed of wood and is of the usual form and dimensions.-

2 designates blocks or strips of wood, the upper side 3, of which is flat to enable it to lie fiat on the bottom surface of the board.l The said strips that are designed to extend along the sides of the board are made straight, while those-that are to be secured to the ends are curved or partially curved or otherwise shaped to suit the purpose.

4 designates strips of metal having pins 5 formed from or secured to the same. The

said strips are perforated, as at 6, to receive the Shanks of screws, brads or tacks 7 by which they are secured to the inner sides of the blocks 2, and the pins 5 project inward and the points are preferably turned slightly upward. These blocks 2, which offer a support for the plates and hooks 5, are provided at each end with a projecting tenon, arranged to latter are secured to the board by a fastening-screw, 9, assed through an aperture 10 in the collar, between the ends of the blocks and tap ed into the board 1. In this way the bloc s are secured to the board and pins are provided for catchin and holding the margins of the covering c oth on the board. As shown in Fig. 4, each collar 8 receives the tenons of two blocks 2.

The blocks are made in sections, as specified, so that where they are separately manufactured` and sold they can readily be applied to boards of different lengths and width without waste, it being understood that the blocks need not be arranged flush with the edge of the board, but may be inset to some extent therefrom.

The blocks being arranged on the underside of the board at or near its edges, form a rest or support that will keep the board from rocking while ironing is being done, should the board happen to be warped.

The pins, 5, may be of any suitable character to engage the edge of the covering cloth, as-stated, and said pins will be disposed in lines extending inward from the fit into a square collar 8, which.

inner sides of the blocks 4above the lower surface of the latter, so as not to interfere bined with Collars to engage the meeting 10 With the bearing of the blocks on a table, ends of the blocks, and means for securing Chair-back, or other board-supporting means. the Collars to the board.

What is claimed is :i In testimony whereof, l ailx my signature, An attachment for ironing-boards oomin presence of two Witnesses.

-prising a series of blocks adapted to be se- JOSEPH MICHAEL.

cured to the margin of the under side of the Witnesses: board, each block having a row of laterally JOHN MICHAEL, projecting pins along its inner side, com- FRANK CARrENoY. 

